Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-06-18
KANSAS NXws.

T0pek0 VIII nave another National b4aks
II will nave capital Of 100000.
The son of prominent citizen Of Hiawa-
tina has been caught robbing the posto6ice.
Sterling has voted DO ads for macsdamis-
ing the road leading into town south Of the
river.
About three thousand dollars hss been
subscribed by the people Of Osaye Mission
to prospect for coal and gas.
The Sabetha Herald is now under the
full edistorial control OF Fora II. Hogbin,
q bright and talented womac,
The third session of the Kansa, Chau tan
qua assembly is to be held at Garfield p ark.
in Topeka, from July IS 70 %.
The inseedoil mills of Atchison have been
purchased by wealthy Sc. Louis party and
the business OF the concern will be pushed.
The Ness City Times claims that over 81
600 per day was paid at The freight Office for
freight delivered there during the month Of
March.
Sslina, junction City, Clay Center.
Minneapolis, Oonsordia, Abilene and
Mcpherson want to be connected. By
telephone.
The Winfield Courier wants a sewer sys-
tenn put in by the city of Winfield. The
Courier says that in decade the town will
have &C, 600 people.
The Caldwell city council have passed an
ordinance imposing an "occup alton" tax Of
s. per year on every person selling ginger
ale or extract OF malt.
The Kansas prairie hay crop was valued at
about nine million dollars in 1886 and about
eleven million in 1886. Our prairie SUM-
shine ia not bad thing.
Garden City has q new railroad scheme.
Each property holder is asked to contribute
70 a railroad fund 3 per cent of the value Of
his real estate in the city.
Haddam Nesc Era: The soldier who kill.
ed VIRUS oodle dog in unreasonable prison,
which was devoured by starving soldiers, at
tended the memorial services at Blocker.
Henry Speckman, of Easton township,
Leavenworth county, has been looked M
charged with seducing his own daughter,
who is "a years old and weak minded. Speck
man is rich.
Tue case of d. V. Mott, the defauiting
treasurer Of Coffey county, who skipped to
Canada, has been compromised. His bonds
men pay in all $26, 900, leaving q deficiency
of Sis, 600 at the least estimats.
The Thomas County Democrat reports
that herd Of nine buffaloes we're discovered
in Sherman county q few days since near
the colorado line, and that three were killed
and calf captured out of the herd.
Greensburg Transcript: While Mrs. Sam
uel Mulky wasly lying a corpse awaiting inter-
ment, Mr.. Malkv attempted to kill himself
by taking morphine. The loas of his wife
fell upon him with such weight as to make
to him life not worth living.
The contra IT for the erection of the entire
walls and iron work of the central part OF
let by the board of state house commission
ers. Geo. 81. Evans l. Co., of Topska were
awarded the contract at $422 500.
Mound Valley, in Labette county, sold her
railroad stock. which she had voted bonds
for, and invested the proceeds in developing
natural gas. As result the town celebrated
Valley mills and the successful use of IL a.
fuel.
Leoi Transcript: The old feud waged
by Coronado against the county seat IL SUBJ
ordiuated for once to the general interests
of the county, and Leoti and Coronado win
join hand in hand in the lau liable duty of
voting bonds to the two great railroads
building toward the county.
A terrible accident occurred at Republic
by which Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Policy lost
their little boy. A pail of hot water was left
on the kitch floor, it being thought thst
the little one was in bed at the time, but
alter every one had left the room tho little
one went in and fell into the water and was
80 badly burned that he died the next day.
Pleasanton Herald: Sippio Watkins, an
old colored gentleman between lis and 120
years of age, has died at his ZONE near
Trading Post. Father Watkins, as he was
familiarly known, was well versed in mat
tiers pertaining to the revolutionary war and
the administration Of George Washington.
He was perfectly active up to within few
days of his death, and was able to do gener-
al farm work.
j. 81. Ball was assisting Perry MahaRey 10
unload large rock at the west sbutment of
the bridge in course of construction at
mile west of Augusta. The rock had been
raised up quite distance by means of q der
rick, when one Of the supports that held the
derrick in position gave way and the rock
in its fall struck Mr.. Ball on top of the head,
crushed do IN through the base of the skull
and broke his neck.
A freight train wa3 de-tracked at Banner
City waiting for the passenger train to pass,
when the fireman on the freight, Henry
Henderback, went out to oil the euglne.
The passenger wentby, and when the freight
was ready to pull out, the fireman was
missing. A search was instituted, and be
was found near the front part of the engine
literally cut to pieces. How it was done il
mystery. but the supposition is that he was
hit by the passenger a. it went flying BY
the freight.
Chanute Blade: William Cooper, but
whose right name is supposed to be Wallace,
shipped twenty-five head of cattle from this
city, via the Southern Kansas railroad, con-
signing them to himself at st. Louis. At
about noon the same day, K. Strosnidef. Of
Humboldt, arrived in the city in search OF
the cattle, which Reclaimed had been stolen
from his pasture in Woodson county. Learn
inc that the cattle had been shipped via
Kansas City, he at once autographed 70 the
officers in that city to stop the man and cat-
tie. The Kansas City officers arrested Coop
Or at Argentine the same night.
Mr.. Fleshman, stock shipper at Derby,
had driven some hogs across the bridge, and
some of them run back after getting some
distance across the river, and ran into the
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